Ralph Lauren Quotes

What's my motto when it comes to money? Don't put so much emphasis on it!

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

Money is misunderstood. The fact is if you want to be successful - the money will follow you. If you are a doctor, something else will follow you. If you are successful, there is an accompaniment. If your goal is just to make money, you won't succeed. Money is a commodity to use, not to be dictated by.

I was lucky to learn early in life that you need money for food and shelter, but there's no ambition in having money in the bank for the sake of it!

Understand and accept the cycles of money. The setbacks you may have today or next year will not keep you from financial freedom. If you hold on to your goals and dreams, you will get there.

As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.

Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense.

The key to wealth is that it doesn't matter. Once you've had it, you don't think anything of it; you can wear cheap watches.

If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.

The only way to permanently change the temperature in the room is to reset the thermostat. In the same way, the only way to change your level of financial success 'permanently' is to reset your financial thermostat. But it is your choice whether you choose to change.

I made my first million pounds at the age of 26. As a little girl, I said I would retire when I had made my first million. The reality was different. When I did make it, I wanted to make another million, and another, and another after that.

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.

Money is such an amazing teacher: What you choose to do with your money shows whether you are truly powerful or powerless.

For most people, their wealth accrues slowly, and at any given point they say, 'Okay, I should kick up my standard of living because now I've earned slightly more wealth.' I went from the dorm room to having a billion dollars.

I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it.'

Money has to serve, not to rule.

The key to wealth is not what we earn. It is in what is spent on us.

Make as much money as you can. It really does help. I don't know why it's terrible to say, but it's true.

I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

Money is power, and you ought to be reasonably ambitious to have it.

Even though I made $800 million, I am still grounded.

I've always wanted to live above my means because it inspired me to work harder.